Chicken in Spaghetti Sauce? Why Would Anyone?

By on June 4, 2007 in Cool Tools with 6 Comments

The first meal I cooked for my wife was spaghetti sauce. No meatballs. Chicken. Cooked in the sauce.

She was almost appalled at the thought. "Why would anyone do that?"

What? The only way to eat sauce is with meatballs? That’s what she thought.

TwitterThis morning, this Des Moines Register article on Twitter had Panera all…well…atwitter. Business people were almost appalled. "Why would anyone do that?"

For the love of perspective, think a little bit. I’ve written previously about Twitter as a business application. The article says nothing about limitations on how to use the tool, just a few examples of how it is being used.

I’m not saying Twitter is a killer app. Frankly, I’m more listener than talker (and end up turning it off more often than on). But with any of these tools…Blogs, Wikis, WD-40, Telephones…see if the tool can be used for business before dismissal.

I wonder what happened the first time someone mashed a potato. Egad!

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  • http://www.drewsmarketingminute.com Drew McLellan

    Well, I’m pretty sure that most of DSM must think I never work, based on that article!
    I don’t care what anyone says — Twitter is fun. And there’s nothing wrong with a little fun!
    Drew

  • http://www.coachingwizardry.com Joanna Young

    I totally love the food metaphor! Got me smiling over my breakfast.
    You seem to be in an amazing blogging stride just now Mike – want to share the secret?
    Joanna

  • http://www.converstations.com Mike Sansone

    >Hi Drew – I can attest to your fun work and that you work fun. Pay for play, yes?
    >Hiya Joanna:-) Thanks for a great idea for another post! Two even. (short and quick to the secret: comments before posting gets the rhythm going)

  • http://middlezonemusings.com Robert Hruzek

    “I wonder what happened the first time someone mashed a potato.”
    Egad is right! They were probably brought before the town council and cited for food abuse!
    Hey, I’m not a Twitter user, and probably won’t be. But so what? It doesn’t bother me that such a thing exists. Besides, someone might come up with a reason for me to use it after all; who knows?
    The point is that everything leads to another thing, sooner or later. Innovation begets innovation.

  • http://www.unitedlinen.com Scott Townsend

    Great Post! However, instead of using Twitter, we are stirring in LoopNote.com to our marketing mix. It has a great flavor for sending one-to-many messages.

  • gautam

    Twitter…i won’t be using it for anything :)
    i just wonder how this thing became so popular ….

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